Alberta

Premier Smith holding Medicine Hat town hall Tuesday amid fresh pressures

Medicine Hat's two local provincial representatives are holding a town hall on Tuesday. Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Danielle Smith, who also serves as premier, and Cypress-Medicine Hat's Justin Wright wil...

Mar 1, 2025

Alberta to announce third-party reviewer to probe health contracts next week; Smith

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says an external reviewer is to be announced next week, as her government continues to face questions surrounding allegations of corruption in health-care contracts. The...

Ian Gustafson Feb 28, 2025

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promoting budget's income tax cut

A day after her government released its budget, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has hit the road to sell its perks.Alberta is projecting a $5.2-billion deficit, but is offering income tax cuts that wil...

Feb 28, 2025

Alberta government appoints Martin Long as new infrastructure minister

Alberta has a new minister of infrastructure.Martin Long has been appointed to the cabinet post after the previous minister resigned earlier this week.Long, the member for West Yellowhead, says he wil...

Feb 28, 2025

Canada's National Farmers Union standing up for DEI policies

Canada's National Farmers Union (NFU) says it remains steadfast in its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).In a statement this month, the union clapped back at what it calls attacks on...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 28, 2025

Alberta runs budget deficit while cutting $1.2B in taxes amid U.S. tariff threat

The Alberta government revealed a 2025 budget with a deficit Thursday that creates a new tax bracket aimed at saving families hundreds of dollars amid economic uncertainty driven by threats of a trade...

Josh Hall Feb 27, 2025

Alberta continues reducing red tape

The Government of Alberta has tabled its ninth red tape reduction bill in an effort to continue reducing regulatory burdens for Albertans and businesses. The province says that since 2019, it's elimin...

Feb 27, 2025

U.S. tariffs, possible tax cuts expected to dominate Alberta budget

The looming threat of U.S. tariffs along with a potential tax cut are expected to dominate Alberta's budget today.Finance Minister Nate Horner says addressing affordability is a prime concern, but the...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 27, 2025

Alberta to have peace officers tag team with police on fentanyl crackdown

The Alberta government says roughly 800 peace officers will team up with 34 police forces across the province to crack down on fentanyl.It comes following threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, who...

Feb 26, 2025

Justice minister orders new trial for Alberta man convicted of murder in 1991

OTTAWA - The federal justice minister has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of second-degree murder in Alberta more than three decades ago. Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life imprisonment ...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 26, 2025